Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-28
Ternss Made with the Postal Company
for q Rate teestoratiOa.

From the New York Herald To-day.
Rumors were In circulation In wall street yes
terday that the Postal Telegraph Company had
been sold 20 the Western Union. But on inyesti-
CATION it was found that nothing more than an
agreement between the cOmpanie : looking toward
the maintenance OF rates was In contemplation.
oncers OF the Postal company said that no ~pool"
existed or WAS contemplated. and that there was
no idea ot an amalgamation of the lines, or of
''selling out" but that negotiations were h prog
ress between the Postal Telegraph CON-
pany and Western CniOn Telegraph comp ANY
for proper mutual protection of tesegrsphlc prop
erty, 80 that competition would beenabledtolyr,"
rs one ot the onlceFs Of the Postal put it
"ThedaysOf the monopoly are al an end. said the
Official referred to, land the arrangements pend
Ing between the two companies win te mutually
be nenciaL IL should be distinctly Understood
that the Postal Telegraph Co Is not increasing lts
rates, but II really returDng 60 It's original
away with t6e rebate sHstem and also aho,,sSine
| the ten and nfteen cent rate inaaCuratsd during
the Baltimore and ohio war against the Western
Union The exact rates that Will take the place
or the ten and fteen cent rates have not yet been
| exactly decided upon"
"will this Include the Merchants and Bankers
Telegram Company"
"T'he Postal Telegraph company. replied the
ofncial comprises What II knOwn the nited
Lines system, and the United Lines Include the old
Bankers and Merchants company. When the lat
terwas foreciosed t took the name OF United Lines
| and the system was operated by the Postal Tele-
graph Company. The ruuHOrs 20 the eject that the
sale OF the Postal Telegraph company or the forma
| tl0u OF ANY pOOl Win TIE Western union the
amalgamaiion OF the Postal Tclcgraph Comnany
| with the Western Union, or that any OF these
| methods are contemplated or have bccn cOntem-
plated, are absolutely false. The Postal Telegraph
Conpany's contemplated change really amounts
70 abolishng rates which prevented Il from being
a iiN ing system"
| "what is the relate system which you refer 90
as being on the polnt OF being atolishcd-"
'The rebate system was cutthroai Que during
the wars between the telegraph cOmpanl,-S, mat
ter better explained by illustration. For instance,
| n the Baltimore aud OHIO or any other Company
knew OF a customer who Was dolag business 60 the
amount OF $500 a month a year With the Vest
l ern Union they would send an agent 10 him and
oner 20 do business at the same Rates with re-
bate of, say nfteen per cent on his monthly OF
yearly bills, and In several eases have known the
rebate 10 be as high as nfty per cent"
WHAT MIR. STOKES SAYS
| Mr. Edward :. stokes was seen and consented
| TO explain the telegraphic arrangement
"The story OF the whole matter Is this" said
| Mr. stokes: ssThe Baltimore aud Ohio peOple when
engaged IN their rate war with the Western Union
folks, established ridiculously low rates for tele-
graphing IN some parts OF the country. Ten. aud
| even low Ave cents was charged for the
Transmission OF messages between some Of the
larger towns and cities Their whole scale OF Rates
Telegraph, and United States were all sufferers by
"Then the Baltimore and Ohio passed into the
possession OF the Western Union recognized that
our most formidable rival was out Of tlse field aud
II was not long before the effects OF the change
zone result is the present arrangement-an ar
rangement, understand me. not 20 effect general
Increase In telegraphic rates, but 70 restore the
rates between certain points from the ridicuiously
low figures established by the Baltimore aud
Ohio people to a reasonable and paying basis.
| "The Western Union f0lk3 calne 10 and asked
would enter into q rcast n13le arrangements of
the kind, and, Of course, could have no objection
| thereto. The proceeding. 80 Tar ~ the Western
Union Is concerned applies only 20 the Baltimore
| and Ohio branch OF Its system The Western
Union proper Is not making an advance In rates,
| and We shall not 20 far IN That direction"
CLOSING OFFICES N THE sorTH
| A special IRON Richmond says: Information
| comes from Alexandria, fredericksburg. Peters,
burg, Portsmouth, and other points TO the effect
that the Offices Of the New York and southern
Telegraph Co are 10 be closed. of course, the Of
ces OF the same company In all the cities OF the
South reached by the sOuthern's lines Will also De
| closed few hundred more operatives Will he
| thrown out OF employment, aud the rates VIII 10
Increased by the Gould monopoly"
RAISING WESTERN UNION HATES.
The Philadelphia Press, to-day, says that a cir
cuiar was received az Western MON Offices that
| city yesterday giving the new and Increased
schedule OF telegraph tolls. The following shows
the Increase In state rates FAR as can be ascer
| tanned: Alabama % to %: Arkansas. 30 90 81:
Connecticut 20 20 40; DelewaTe, 10 10 p; GeOr-
ga % 20 as: illinois, 20 Co 80: Indiana, 10 TO 20,
Missouri, 20 70 20: New Hampshire, 20 TO 40; New
York, 70 ~ 40; Onto 20 TO 4O Pennsy ylvania, 10
| 10 .5; Rhode Island 20 20 40; Texas, 90 10 a.
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